In an interview with DW, the mayor of Ukraine's capital Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, explains what he thinks of US President Donald Trump's recent 50-day ultimatum to Russia. In 50 days more civilians could die,

President Vladimir Putin intends to keep fighting in Ukraine until the West engages on his terms for peace, unfazed by Donald Trump's threats of tougher sanctions, and his territorial demands may widen as Russian forces advance,

Russian President Vladimir Putin firmly rejected Donald Trump’s ultimatum, stating that Moscow will not yield to threats or pressure

President Trump’s dramatic shift to a hardline stance against Russia is not rooted in a newfound love for Ukraine, but in a personal fury at being played for a fool by Vladimir Putin. -According to Washington insiders,

President Donald Trump announced this week that the U.S. will send Patriot air-defense missiles to Ukraine and threatened new tariffs on Russia. Will Vladimir Putin back down? What should Trump's next move be? And what does the future hold for Ukraine? Newsweek contributors Daniel R. DePetris and Dan Perry debate:

The West is waging a full-scale war against Russia, and Moscow should respond in full, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has said.Mr Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council,

And so it was, just two days after Donald Trump revealed he had decided to lift his administration’s pause on the supply of US-made weapons to Ukraine, that Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov,

It is believed that Russia has been unable to secure more than one percent of additional territory from Ukraine since early 2024, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio citing that Russian forces have suffered the loss of over 100,000 troops in the first half of 2025 alone.

Trump says he is disappointed with Putin. Donald Trump talks to the BBC about Russia, the UK and the attempt on his life. Also in the programme: Israel strikes Syrian government forces, after tribal clashes in Syria’s Sweida;